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Measure Provides Clear Guidance to Departments on Procedures
| For Immediate Release: April 15, 2000 | |
| Contact: | Representative Con Bunde at (907) 465-4843. |
Juneau -- The Alaska Senate Saturday passed House Bill 318, sponsored by Representative Con Bunde (R-Anchorage).
HB 318 allows private individuals who responsibly deliver property to a law enforcement agency to own that property after one year if possession of that property by that private individual is otherwise legal to own. The bill is designed to encourage individuals to turn over found property to law enforcement agencies.
"HB 318 modifies Alaska statutes to provide clear guidance to State departments and law enforcement agencies about what they may or may not do when an individual turns-in found property," Bunde said. "Modern-day law is largely based on common Law, which provides that a private individual who finds property and takes the responsibility of giving it into safekeeping has a greater right to that property than anyone besides the true owner."
HB 318 does not affect existing municipal ordinances.
HB 318 passed both the Senate and the House unanimously.
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